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    Posted: 04-May-2021 at 11:05AM
o my donor car has rusted through floor also. Has anyone used floor pan panels from this company? Opinions?

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I ordered 1 panel as a test. It will be a couple of weeks. Will see what it looks like. 
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   There is a thread on floor pans. I believe the guy used Mustang floor pan pieces.  Look forward to your results. Take a bunch of pictures. We love pics.
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Originally posted by handsofstone handsofstone wrote:

   There is a thread on floor pans. I believe the guy used Mustang floor pan pieces.  Look forward to your results. Take a bunch of pictures. We love pics.

Here ya go:

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from what i understand the c2c pans are like the ones i bought for my car NOT stamped just bent in a brake with angled corners NOT curved!!! was a waste of $$$
the mustang pans are stamped and can be trimmed and made to work!
i did a rear section in my buddy's torino using the mustang pan section that i didn't use for my mustang they are wider since mustangs are unibody and don't have the frame channel like the torinos which are a little narrower due to the full frame, therefore making the pan width smaller !!!

yes i've measured and done it

contrary to what "mr. expert bodyman" who thinks he knows it all and nobody else knows or any skills but him Angry who BTW has been banned from here for life! so he had to start his own FB pages LOL sorry but i've dealt with his asshat narcissistic  attitude as well as mis leading people on parts that are wrong and won't fit!!! on FB
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interesting let use know how they are. my 79 ranchero needs them. They only show through 76, wonder the difference.
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John, who is this "expert body man"? Im in a lot of the facebook pages.
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Oh no. I had become blissfully ignorant of that expert body man. Please don't remind us all.
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Originally posted by anchovieMAN anchovieMAN wrote:

John, who is this "expert body man"? Im in a lot of the facebook pages.


I would guess he is referring to "Guest" on here.
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Originally posted by californiajohnny californiajohnny wrote:

from what i understand the c2c pans are like the ones i bought for my car NOT stamped just bent in a brake with angled corners NOT curved!!! was a waste of $$$
the mustang pans are stamped and can be trimmed and made to work!
i did a rear section in my buddy's torino using the mustang pan section that i didn't use for my mustang they are wider since mustangs are unibody and don't have the frame channel like the torinos which are a little narrower due to the full frame, therefore making the pan width smaller !!!


I wonder if Chevelle floor pans would work, since it's BOF and similar in size?  There are multiple years to choose from too, the 64-67, 68-72 and the 73-77.
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Originally posted by handsofstone handsofstone wrote:

Originally posted by anchovieMAN anchovieMAN wrote:

John, who is this "expert body man"? Im in a lot of the facebook pages.


I would guess he is referring to "Guest" on here.
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Originally posted by anchovieMAN anchovieMAN wrote:

John, who is this "expert body man"? Im in a lot of the facebook pages.
i'll pm you... we don't speak his name on hereOuch
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I'd like to just keep the "Guest" topic to a minimum. 
What happened back then, it's history and no need to drag things up. 

Anyways. Discussing floor pans.

Realistically, metal is metal guys and sometimes you have to adapt and overcome things.

If you can't find an exact replacement, IE, trunk floor pans, look to our nearest competitor, the 70-72 Chevelle, or Oldsmobile Cutlass.
Now I know some of you are like "Woah woah WOAAAHHH, I said WOAH"


Fear not. The floor pans are a reasonable close piece and hot rodding and restoration work sometimes just means...three magical little words:
Chop
Cut 
Weld
Most often let's be honest, we are never going to be in a pebble beach situation. Concours? That is most like a Boss Mustang Shelby Mustang crowd thing.

We own torinos. Therefore, we actually use our cars and drive them. 
(And occasionally go down a road that looks ok and you slide off into a muddy ditch and caveman your way out of it, driving an 1/8th mile in reverse.)
Anyway....I digress.

Steel is steel. Look to see what is out there and adapt as needed.

As I have said...You can find a crown vic for a floor pan. Or mustang floor pans for patching the footwell areas and welding the seat bracing back in.
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Originally posted by Eliteman76 Eliteman76 wrote:

I'd like to just keep the "Guest" topic to a minimum. 
What happened back then, it's history and no need to drag things up. 

Anyways. Discussing floor pans.

Realistically, metal is metal guys and sometimes you have to adapt and overcome things.

If you can't find an exact replacement, IE, trunk floor pans, look to our nearest competitor, the 70-72 Chevelle, or Oldsmobile Cutlass.
Now I know some of you are like "Woah woah WOAAAHHH, I said WOAH"


Fear not. The floor pans are a reasonable close piece and hot rodding and restoration work sometimes just means...three magical little words:
Chop
Cut 
Weld
Most often let's be honest, we are never going to be in a pebble beach situation. Concours? That is most like a Boss Mustang Shelby Mustang crowd thing.

We own torinos. Therefore, we actually use our cars and drive them. 
(And occasionally go down a road that looks ok and you slide off into a muddy ditch and caveman your way out of it, driving an 1/8th mile in reverse.)
Anyway....I digress.

Steel is steel. Look to see what is out there and adapt as needed.

As I have said...You can find a crown vic for a floor pan. Or mustang floor pans for patching the footwell areas and welding the seat bracing back in.
Remember, the best tool you have for repairs is the one in your head, and using that to learn from others. And other's mistakes.


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